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Thanks, Dave.
Fancy that... There's only a few hundred residents of Barellan so quite the coincidence.

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Not sure why. Spammers have tried leaving comments in recent days, so perhaps the site is trying to deal with them and you got caught up in it. Anyway, glad you are enjoying it.

No photography
I think it depends on the place. If they offer you the chance to buy a photo of your experience, it's clearly commercial. I visited a museum in Tokyo where certain items were not allowed to be photographed, and again in Crete. Perhaps the museum doesn't own the collection and has to respect the wishes of the owner. However, some museums allow photography, but not flash photography because the light can damage the displays - like how the sun can fade curtains, etc. I have seen people in such museums who do not know how to properly operate their camera, or simply accidentally leave the flash on. So perhaps some museums just don't allow any photography because they know some people will accidentally use the flash. In the case of the Gutenberg museum, it is almost certainly the latter. Based on the priceless books on display and the limited museum gift shop, I can't see it being a commercial decision.